QUIZ ON IJAW

The Ijaw is an ethnic group found in _____ state in Nigeria.

• Delta

• Sokoto

• Kwara

• Oyo

The region which the Ijaw are located in Nigeria is

• Middle Belt

• Niger Delta

• Central Region

• Central Delta

The Ijaw can be seen in all of the following states except

• Sokoto

• Akwa-Ibom

• Edo

• Bayelsa

The following are ancient clans that have today become towns in the Ijaw nation except

• Kalabari

• Okirika

• Bonny

• Ugheli

The Ijaw people are generally referred to as the

• land people

• air people

• water people

• clay people

_____ could be seen as the major occupation of the Ijaw people

• Huntingf

• Fishing

• Dancing

• Weaving

One significant fact about the Ijaw people is that

• Part of the tribes that had first contact with the Europeans

• A dominant ethnic group in Nigeria

• Was colonized by the French

• the most populous ethnic group in Africa

The Ijaw people share the same culture with the following except

• IGBO

• YORUBA

• FULANI

• BENIN

The Ijaw people are believed to be living in the Niger Delta region since

• 500 BC

• 500 AD

• 1500 BC

• 1500 AD

The major language of the Ijaw people is

• Ijaw

• Urhobo

• Ijo

• Igbo